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Academy Unscripted
Academy Unscripted is a new series featuring one-on-one conversations with Academy scientists.
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Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge invites students ages 13–18 to create a short video (two minutes or less) explaining a big idea in physics, life sciences, or math
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- Ongoing through September 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
CompetitionMathematicsPhysicsOcean Water MarineNature & OutdoorsInsects & PollinatorsHealth & MedicineGeology & Earth ScienceFoodEducationEcology & Environmenthigh schoollife sciencesvideopitchmathdesign
NC State University
Campus Canopy Census
Optimize campus forest health and carbon tracking.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & EnvironmentClimate & Weatherurbanforestry
Athenian
e-Bike Conversion Project Workshop
Showcase your talents for fabrication, engineering and design by converting your bicyle to an e-bike. The perfect portfolio project to talk about in college essays.
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Fels Planetarium
Explore the night sky with cutting-edge astronomical presentations in the awe-inspiring Fels Planetarium.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Ongoing
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Friends of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Protect migratory bird habitats along the Atlantic Flyway
Cape May Court House, New Jersey
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsEcology & Environmenthabitat restorationbirdsrefugemigrationenvironmental education
Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout II
Help scientists identify places in galaxies where new stars are forming.
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Citizen ScienceAstronomy & Spaceesastarseuclidtelescopenasagalaxy
Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Grouper Spotter
Individual Pattern Recognition of Grouper
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- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceComputers & TechnologyOcean Water MarineEcology & Environment
Harbor Seal Spotting: Chesapeake Bay & Coast
Document winter harbor seal presence in the Bay and VA coast
Multiple locations, including yours!
- Ongoing
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University of Georgia Center of Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
Joro Watch
To monitor the current spread and distribution of Joro spiders.
Multiple locations, including yours!
- October 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Citizen ScienceEcology & EnvironmentNature & OutdoorsInsects & Pollinatorsspotting contestdistributionmappingreportinginvasive speciescitizen sciencejoro spiderspidereddmaps